WASHINGTON - The Orioles have five confirmed representatives playing in the Arizona Fall League, with room for more additions.
The Surprise Saguaros roster includes pitchers Dean Kremer, Alex Wells and David Lebron and infielders Rylan Bannon and Mason McCoy.
Single-A Delmarva manager Kyle Moore is serving as one of the coaches.
The Orioles also have spots reserved for one more pitcher and an outfielder. It's possible that Double-A Bowie's Yusniel Diaz fills the latter spot after missing...
WASHINGTON - The Orioles are coming off their fifth shutout of the season and trying to piece together their first four-game winning streak since March 30-April 2.
Jonathan Villar is leading off and playing shortstop and Rio Ruiz is playing third base. Hanser Alberto is on the bench.
Anthony Santander is in center field, DJ Stewart is in left and Trey Mancini is in right.
Chris Davis is playing first base. Jace Peterson is batting fifth and playing second base.
Asher Wojciechowski has made...
The month of August is down to three days after today and it used to serve as a countdown to the final trade deadline. The one where players first had to pass through waivers before changing teams. And the media kept posting names that surfaced on the waiver wire as if it meant something.
Pretty much every player was put on waivers to give teams a truer sense of interest within the industry. And perhaps to move a bad contract like Randy Myers' in 1998.
The Padres were burned like a campfire...
Hanser Alberto has been cleared to play tonight and is starting at third base in D.C.
Alberto left Sunday's game with a head contusion and cervical neck strain.
Renato Núñez was removed from the same game with discomfort behind his left knee. In the hamstring "area." But he's starting at first base tonight.
The off-day worked wonders.
Anthony Santander is left field and Stevie Wilkerson is in center.
Jonathan Villar, who just joined the 20/20 club, is playing second base.
Aaron Brooks...
Now that the Orioles have completed their first winning homestand of the season, going 4-3 against the Royals and Rays, they're rewarded with a trip to D.C. to play a red-hot team with two aces showing.
The Nationals have won five in a row, coming off a sweep of the Cubs, but that doesn't put a dent in their story. They've gone 54-26 since hitting bottom with a 19-31 record, the best 80-game stretch in club history.
They're sending Patrick Corbin and Max Scherzer to the mound against the...
Hanser Alberto as a trade chip seemed like an outrageous concept prior to the 2019 season.
Hanser Alberto as a guy who avoided the waiver wire seemed like an outrageous concept.
The Orioles are full of surprises this season.
Residency at the bottom of the division and being within reach of the first overall pick in next year's First-Year Player Draft aren't among them. It's more about individual success stories.
There's competition for the top honor, with John Means as an All-Star, Renato...
Jonathan Villar walked up the first base line in the fourth inning and chucked his bat as if disgusted by what he had done with it.
The truth sat on the opposite side.
Guys who join the 20/20 club have no complaints.
Villar hit his 20th home run to go with his 28 steals, becoming the sixth Orioles player to achieve the milestone in an 8-3 victory over the Rays before an announced crowd of 13,287 at Camden Yards.
The second of two changeups thrown by Rays left-hander Jalen Beeks landed in the...
The Orioles aren't releasing much information regarding pitcher John Means, who left the team and has been placed on the family medical emergency list.
Means started last night and worked seven innings in a 7-1 victory over the Rays, easily his finest outing since the All-Star break.
Because of the delicate nature of the situation, the Orioles are allowing Means to address it upon his return to the club. Manager Brandon Hyde responded with "not much" when asked what information he could...
The Orioles made an unexpected roster move this morning, placing left-hander John Means on the family medical emergency list and recalling right-hander Tayler Scott from Triple-A Norfolk.
Means started last night and held the Rays to one run in seven innings.
A player must remain inactive for a minimum of three days and no more than seven.
No details have been provided.
The Orioles have two off-days this week and Means will start again next weekend in Kansas City. He attended high school in...
The Orioles are wrapping up their series against the Rays today, and trying to win it, with Trey Mancini returning to the lineup.
Could be first base, right field or as the designated hitter. But he's going to play.
Manager Brandon Hyde has been wanting to sit Mancini, but he needed to find the right moment. Mancini is such an integral part of the lineup and Hyde is trying to win games.
Mancini stayed on the bench against Rays opener José Alvarado, who retired only one batter, and the three...
Hanser Alberto wanted to hit 10 home runs this season. Told the media that he set the total as a goal.
Jonathan Villar is trying to become the sixth Orioles player to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in the same season. He's made no secret of his desire to do it.
Pedro Severino just wanted a second chance tonight with the bases loaded.
Some goals are more modest than others.
Alberto produced his 10th with two outs in the fourth inning and Villar followed with his 19th, leaving him one away...
The news has slowed down at Camden Yards as the Orioles perform fielding drills, take batting practice and throw in the outfield. Players are allowed to wear shorts and T-shirts.
Hey, it's their weekend.
Trey Mancini is getting a day off. There's nothing wrong with him physically.
"He needs a breather," said manager Brandon Hyde.
Reliever Shawn Armstrong said his right forearm feels better after the Orioles placed him on the 10-day injured list yesterday with a strained muscle.
"Honestly,...
Trey Mancini is getting a rest tonight as the Orioles continue their series against the Rays.
Chris Davis is playing first base and DJ Stewart is in right field.
Jace Peterson is in left field. Jonathan Villar is batting second and playing shortstop.
Rio Ruiz is playing third base.
Left-hander John Means has made three appearances (two starts) against the Rays and allowed eight earned runs (nine total) and 14 hits with one walk and 13 strikeouts in 15 innings. Mike Brosseau homered...
The Orioles have recalled right-hander Ryan Eades from Triple-A Norfolk this afternoon as the latest pitcher to enter their bullpen.
Eades replaces left-hander Ty Blach, who was optioned to Norfolk following last night's 7-1 loss to the Rays.
Blach worked four innings and the Orioles don't have a pressing need for a fifth starter with two off-days next week.
Eades could become the 55th player used by the Orioles, one short of the club record set last season. He'd also be the 38th...
Hunter Harvey didn't warm in the bullpen last night, the Orioles falling behind by seven runs in the second inning and a high-leverage situation nowhere to be found.
Dillon Tate got the call behind starter Ty Blach and responded with three scoreless innings. His first appearance in the majors without allowing a run.
Last night marked only his fourth game, but he had permitted seven runs in six innings prior to the Orioles optioning him to Triple-A Norfolk. Tate returned yesterday with Shawn...
As he stood outside the clubhouse for his pregame media scrum, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde talked about the importance of left-hander Ty Blach providing length tonight. Of the need to protect a "beat up" bullpen.
Hyde has one fewer reliever with a four-man bench, and he used three last night following the rain delay. He's being careful with Hunter Harvey.
He didn't issue a challenge to Blach. More like a plea.
"It's a little dicey," Hyde said. "I'm going to keep him out there as long...
The Orioles have subtracted 11 individuals from their scouting department and front office, with executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias confirming the number but offering little in the way of names.
Elias said Brady Anderson remains in the organization in an advisory role, primarily with strength and conditioning. The executive title was removed in spring training.
Kent Qualls remains as director of minor league operations and Elias is retaining assistant director of amateur...
Chris Davis is in the Orioles lineup tonight for the first time in five games, with Trey Mancini going back to right field.
DJ Stewart moves to left field and Anthony Santander is in center. Rio Ruiz is at third base.
Jonathan Villar is the shortstop and Hanser Alberto is playing second base.
Left-hander Ty Blach has allowed 11 earned runs (12 total) and 12 hits in 9 1/3 innings in his two starts with the Orioles. He's walked six batters and struck out 10.
Blach has never faced the Rays....
The Orioles have made more changes in their scouting department today, including the removal of Dean Albany and Nathan Showalter, according to industry sources. They also are replacing director of baseball operations Tripp Norton, per sources.
Norton was hired from the Tigers organization in March 1998 as assistant director of minor league operations. He moved into his present role in January 2012.
Norton and Brian Graham, who was fired as director of player development, represented the Orioles...
Asked in his postgame media session Tuesday night about the Orioles tying the major league record for most home runs allowed in a season, manager Brandon Hyde interrupted his own answer to find out the total.
He wasn't being coy. He wasn't pretending to be out of the loop.
No one has to tell Hyde that his club surrenders home runs at an alarming rate. He watches from the dugout every night. But he hasn't been tracking the number. He had no idea that the 2016 Reds were the leaders in the...